An Australian man is recovering in hospital after being shot through the ballbag with a speargun.

The unnamed 38-year-old was involved in a domestic dispute on Friday afternoon outside a house in Bolton Point near Lake Macquarie. During the argument the victim was shot with the speargun, the spear penetrated the manís left thigh, passed through his genital scrotum and entered the right thigh, pinning his legs and gonads together like an ugly bloody kebab.

The victim also suffered a broken arm as he was beaten with the speargun.

Police later arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the incident, which is believed to be drug related.

My brother (an AK Halibut Captain) told me the story of a guy trying to lift an #60 'Butt out of the water on his custom tuna rod (he was warned against this multiple times). He ended up with a 16/0 circle hook and a two pound lead sinker hanging from his junk. Lesson here-listen to the people around you that have some common sense if you have none of your own.